Nebraska Amendment 11, Educational Trust Funds Amendment (1970)
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| Topic Public education funding and State and local government budgets, spending, and finance |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Nebraska Amendment 11 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Nebraska on November 3, 1970. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing the legislature to determine the investment of educational funds and the approval of the members of the board of educational lands and funds. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing the legislature to determine the investment of educational funds and the approval of the members of the board of educational lands and funds. |
Election results
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Nebraska Amendment 11 |
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213,233 | 58.36% | ||
| No | 152,155 | 41.64% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 11 was as follows:
| “ | Constitutional amendment to provide for investment of funds set apart for educational purposes as the Legislature shall provide by law, and for the approval by the Legislature of the members appointed to the Board of Educational Lands and Funds. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Nebraska Constitution
A 60% supermajority vote is required during one legislative session for the Nebraska State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 30 votes in the unicameral legislature, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot. A simple majority vote is required for voter approval. However, the number of affirmative votes cast for the measure must be greater than 35% of the total votes cast in the election. This also applies to citizen initiatives.
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Footnotes
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